Apache is one of the most popular, open source web servers that allows you to host your web content on Internet. Apache can be installed easily and can run on any operating system. In this tutorial, we are going to install it on the latest version of Rocky Linux.
Prerequisites
- Rocky Linux 8
- sudo privileges
Install Apache on Rocky Linux 8
Step 1. Run the system update command.
sudo dnf update
Step 2. Install Apache.
sudo dnf install httpd
Step 3. Once it is installed start and enable the service.
systemctl start httpd
systemctl enable httpd
systemctl status httpd
Output:
httpd.service - The Apache HTTP Server
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/httpd.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: active (running)
Step 4. If you want to check the version, run:
httpd -v
Output:
Server version: Apache/2.4.37 (rocky)
Step 5. If firewalld is enabled, make sure to allow http and https protocols.
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service={http,https}
sudo firewall-cmd --reload
Uninstall Apache on Rocky Linux
If you decide to remove Apache on Rocky Linux, execute:
sudo dnf remove httpd
Conclusion
This tutorial shows you how to install the latest Apache version on Rocky Linux 8, and if you decide to use another web server instead of Apache there is a section on how to remove it. Feel free to leave a comment below and if you find this tutorial useful, follow our official channel on Telegram.